{"id":8787,"date":"2025-05-28T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webtechnomind.in\/work\/global-vision-Immigration\/?page_id=8787"},"modified":"2025-05-28T09:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:07:25","slug":"six-selection-factors-federal-skilled-workers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webtechnomind.in\/work\/global-vision-Immigration\/six-selection-factors-federal-skilled-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Six selection factors \u2013 Federal Skilled Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">CIC assesses federal skilled worker applications based on six selection factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">If you score 67 points or higher (out of 100),<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> you may qualify to immigrate to Canada as a federal skilled worker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">If you score lower than the pass mark of 67 points,<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> you will not qualify to immigrate to Canada as a federal skilled worker. It is better not to apply at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Point grids for each factor:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0 English and\/or French skills:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">(Maximum 28 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Being able to communicate and work in one or both of Canada\u2019s official languages is very important. Knowing English, French or both helps you in the Canadian job market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You can get up to 28\u00a0points for your skills in English and French. You will be given points based on your ability to<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Listen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Speak<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Read and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Write.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Language testing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You must prove the language levels you claim on your application with<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> a language test from an agency approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You will not get an invitation to apply<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> if you do not include language test results for either English or French that show you meet the required level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">If you want to get points for your skills in both English and French, you must provide your language test results for each language at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Once you take this test, you can use it to see exactly how many points you will get for the language selection factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Calculate your language points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You must meet the minimum level of <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">CLB 7 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">for your first official language in all four language areas. (Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230206060806\/https:\/\/gvimmigration.com\/language-test-equivalency-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">comparison TABLE <\/span><\/a>for approved agency\u2019s test scores)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">To get points for your second official language, you must meet the minimum level of <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">CLB 5 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">in all four language areas. (Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230206060806\/https:\/\/gvimmigration.com\/language-test-equivalency-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">comparison <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;\">TABLE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> for approved agency\u2019s test scores).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Please Note:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> You can only get points for your second official language if you meet the threshold of CLB 5 in all four language abilities (speaking, listening, reading and writing). You can score four points for your second official language skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"180\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">First Official Language<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"354\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" width=\"91\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Speaking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Listening<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" width=\"83\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" width=\"82\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 CLB level 9 or higher<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 CLB level 8<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 CLB level 7<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"91\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 Below CLB level 7<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"354\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Not eligible to apply<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Note:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You can only get four points in total for basic-level skills in your second official language, and only if you have a score of at least CLB 5 in each of the four language abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #808080;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #808080;\" width=\"284\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Second Official Language<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #808080;\" width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"284\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 At least CLB 5 in all of the four abilities<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ded8d8;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #ded8d8;\" width=\"284\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 CLB 4 or less in any of the four abilities<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ded8d8;\" width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0 Education:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">(Maximum 25 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You can earn selection points for your education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">To get points, you must:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Prove that you earned a Canadian diploma or certificate, OR<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Have your foreign education assessed by an agency approved by CIC to show it is valid and equal to a completed Canadian credential.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You must include your Canadian credential or your foreign credential and <a style=\"color: #bf2026;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230206060806\/https:\/\/gvimmigration.com\/educational-credential-assessment-eca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)<\/a> report when you apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Education<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Maximum\u00a025\u00a0points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level or equal<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">25 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">University degree at the Master\u2019s level or equal OR University level entry-to-practice professional degree (or equal). Occupation related to the degree must be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">NOC 2011 Skill Level A, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">licensed by a provincial regulatory body.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Note:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> Degree program must be in one of these fields of study: Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Podiatry, Optometry, Law, Chiropractic Medicine, or Pharmacy.<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">23 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Two or more Canadian post-secondary degrees or diplomas or equal (at least one must be for a program of at least three years)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">22 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a program of three years or longer, or equal<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">21 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a two-year program, or equal<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">19 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a one-year program, or equal<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">15 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Canadian high school diploma, or equal<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;\">3.\u00a0\u00a0 Experience:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">(Maximum 15 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You can get points for the number of years you have spent in full-time paid work (at least 30 hours per week, or an equal amount of part-time viz. 4 years of part-time job is equivalent to 2 years full-time).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Use this chart to find the number of points based on your number of years of experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #808080;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #808080;\" width=\"133\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Experience<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #808080;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Maximum 15 points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 1 year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ded8d8;\">\n<td width=\"133\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 2-3 years<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 4-5 years<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ded8d8;\">\n<td width=\"133\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 6 or more years<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;\">4.\u00a0\u00a0 Age:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">(Maximum 12 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You will get points based on your age<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> on the day when the Centralized Intake Office gets your application.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Age<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\" width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Under 18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">18-35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">36<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">38<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">44<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">46<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">47 and older<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;\">5.\u00a0\u00a0 Arranged employment in Canada:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">(Maximum 10\u00a0points)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">In some cases, you can get points if you have a permanent, full-time job offer from a Canadian employer. The job must be arranged before you apply to come to Canada as a federal skilled worker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">A valid job offer has to be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">For full-time, permanent and not seasonal work, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">In an occupation listed as Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Find your points based on the chart below.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #808080;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #808080;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">If<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #808080;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">And<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You currently work in Canada on a temporary work permit.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Your work permit is valid both when you apply and when the visa is issued (or you are authorized to work in Canada without a work permit when your visa is issued).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">CIC issued your work permit based on a positive <a style=\"color: #bf2026;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230206060806\/http:\/\/www.esdc.gc.ca\/eng\/jobs\/foreign_workers\/higher_skilled\/permanent\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)<\/a> from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Your employer would have applied for the LMIA, which you then had to attach to your application to CIC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You are working for an employer named on your work permit who has made a permanent job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ded8d8;\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You currently work in Canada in a job that is exempt from the LMIA requirement under:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">An international agreement (such as, the North America Free Trade Agreement) or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">A federal-provincial agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Your work permit is valid both when you apply and when the visa is issued (or you are authorized to work in Canada without a permit when your visa is issued).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> and<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Your current employer has made a permanent job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You currently do not:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Have a work permit, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Plan to work in Canada before you get a permanent resident visa.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">OR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You are currently working in Canada and a different employer has offered to give you a permanent full-time job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">OR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You are currently working in Canada in a job that is exempt from a Labour Market Impact Assessment, but not under an international or federal-provincial agreement.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">An employer has made you a permanent job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">The employer has a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment from ESDC.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Note:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You cannot get a Labour Market Impact Assessment from ESDC. Your employer must do this for you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">ESDC will only confirm permanent job offers for occupations listed in skill type O or skill level A or B of the NOC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">A CIC officer must be convinced that you are able to perform the job offered to you. If the occupation is regulated in Canada, the officer must also be convinced that you will be able to become licensed or certified when in Canada.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;\">6.\u00a0\u00a0 Adaptability:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">(Maximum 10 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">If you have a spouse or common\u2011law partner who will immigrate with you to Canada,<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> they can earn points for adaptability too. You can only get points for each item once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">The maximum number of points in this section is 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Adaptability<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7aaaa;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Maximum 10\u00a0points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Your spouse or partner\u2019s language level <\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> Your spouse or common-law partner has a language level in either English or French at CLB 4 level or higher in all four language abilities (speaking, listening, reading and writing).<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">To get these points, you must submit test results from an approved agency when you apply. Results can not be more than two years old on the day you apply.<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Your past study in Canada<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> You finished at least two academic years of full-time study (in a program at least two years long) at a secondary or post-secondary school in Canada.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Full-time study means at least 15 hours of classes per week, and you must have stayed in good academic standing (as set out by the school) during that time.<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Your spouse or partner\u2019s past study in Canada<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"> Your spouse or common-law partner finished at least two academic years of full-time study (in a program at least two years long) at a secondary or post-secondary school in Canada.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Full-time study means at least 15 hours of classes per week, and your spouse or partner must have stayed in good academic standing (as set out by the school) during that time.<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: lighter; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #fae2e2;\">\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; 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